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Director:
Conor McPherson
Writers:
Neil Jordan (story) and
Conor McPherson (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 April 2003 (Ireland) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
Thick as thieves. Only thicker.
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Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Michael Caine. A comic wonder. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Caine ... Anthony O'Malley
Dylan Moran ... Tom Quirk

Michael Gambon ... Barreller
Lena Headey ... Dolores

Miranda Richardson ... Mrs. Magnani
Michael McElhatton ... Jock
Aisling O'Sullivan ... Rita

Ben Miller ... Clive
Abigail Iversen ... Mary
Michael Colgan ... Audition Director
Deirdre Walsh ... Camcorder Girl
Bill Hickey ... Stage Doorkeeper
Veronica O'Reilly ... Box Office Attendant
Paul Ward ... Maurice - Usher
Brian McGuinness ... Dermot - Usher
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
UK:91 min
Country:
UK | Germany | Ireland
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Michael Caine. A comic wonder., 29 January 2004
8/10
Author: ichobodcrane from edinburgh

At first I thought this film was going to annoy me.It was as though I had seen this movie somewhere before. The disillusioned hero, the father figure and the 9 year old sister who is older and wiser than her years (see Gregory's girl), but then, not 15 minutes in, it became a laugh out loud, comic gem of a movie. Dylan Moran (who I thought was just going to bug me) was excellent. As was Mr Gambon and the mad Scottish hitman. Lena Headey was extremely sexy. For half of the film I was trying to remember where I'd seen her before. The Parole officer. She has the most amazing smile. But clearly the true hero of this film is Mr Caine. This man should do much more comedy. This ranks alongside some of his best comedy roles (Without a Clue, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). He is a pleasure to watch in all of his scenes but especially the end.

No one can quite say f**k the way Michael can.

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